I recall during the Reagan administration, Reggie Jackson played for the California Angels in Right Wing OC.
He lived next door to the CEO of a fortune 500 corporation, on the water in ritzy Balboa.
Not to far from the area that Dennis Rodman used to live, before moving to another predominantly white area of OC. From the start around there, he played the media like a Pro. And not far from where Kobie Bryant lived, either.
And not far from Angel star, beloved Rod Carew went through leukemia with his daughter, and the community gave him big league support.